The Toronto Maple Leafs' second game of the year is going to be bit non-traditional as their game will appear on Amazon Prime as opposed to Sportsnet or TSN.
Well it wasn't exactly the start the Maple Leafs had hoped for on Tuesday night as they fell 3-2 to the Montreal Canadiens in their season opener. A two-goal game from William Nylander was a bright spot, and Kirill Marchenko had a solid game in his anticipated debut after being acquired for Matthew Knies.
Toronto is headed back on the ice Wednesday night as part of a back-to-back home slate to start the year. This time they get to take on Matthew Schaefer and the New York Islanders as they look to get into the win column for the first time in 2026-27.
Amazon hosts Toronto's second game of the season
Typically, fans would be tuning into the game on their TV's either on Sportsnet or TSN, where the Maple Leafs have been broadcast steadily for decades. However, Wednesday's game is going to be on neither.
Instead, the Islanders vs. Maple Leafs game is going to be broadcasted as part of Amazon Prime's Wednesday Night Hockey lineup, meaning that fans are going to need a Prime subscription to watch.
It's part of the NHL's initiative to broadcast games to a wider audience, and while fans may have a gripe with the fact that it is not on traditional networks, the goal is to reach people who have Prime and may not be diehard fans - those who are will already be willing to pay.
How many games will Toronto play on Prime?
Toronto will play a total of five games on Prime with the first being Wednesday against New York before getting a full month off in November.
December gives them one Wednesday game against the Stars on the 9th, Detroit and Ottawa get the January games on the 20th and 27th, with the final Prime game being against Boston on Feb. 10.
It's not a huge slate of games, but if fans want to catch every contest then they will need to make sure to mark it on their calendar.
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